Bus wreck on Warrenville route leaves driver cited for speeding
Aiken County school district reports 21 students were evaluated after a morning bus crash on Briar Patch Lane. Shirley Couch, 61, was cited for driving too fast for conditions as troopers investigate. One student was transported to Georgia Health Sciences University. injuries were not life threatening.
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Warrenville
Shirley Couch
Briar Patch Lane
Couch
Lance Cpl
Judd Jones
S.C. Highway Patrol
Georgia Health Sciences University
Aiken County
Graniteville Rocks reunite to digitize old football film
Graniteville High alumni from the 1950s to 1970s work with 1965 graduate Kirk Bennett to assemble about 80 reels of 16mm game footage, totaling over 24 hours, in a bid to preserve the Rocks football legacy. George Mitchell helped recover boxes of reels, while the 1970 undefeated season lacks surviving film and remains disputed by former players.
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Midland Valley High School
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GHL
George Mitchell
Mitchell
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GHS
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Carlton Wilson
Wilson
Joel Randall
Jeremy Timmerman
Four Nuclear Waste Plan Changes From Blue Ribbon Commission
The Blue Ribbon Commission released its final report outlining changes to siting criteria for a nuclear waste repository and to transport, storage, and disposal of spent fuel. It proposes creating a new agency to license build and operate facilities and to consolidate storage, starting with stranded spent fuel from shutdown plants. Senator Lindsey Graham intervenes for SRS retirees on medical benefits.
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Blue Ribbon Commission
Savannah River
Department of Energy
Steven Chu
America
BRC
Silver Bluff Hosts Wade Hampton in Nighttime High School Basketball
Wade Hampton High travels to Silver Bluff High for two girls and boys games starting at 6 p.m. Both games will be streamed live at the Aiken Standard website with previews on page 1B.
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Catch
Silver Bluff
Wade Hampton
Wade Hampton High School
Silver Bluff High
Aikenstandard.com
Area Deaths Highlight Harris Sims Johnson and Blackwell
The notices list Gary Wayne Harris Aiken Leslie Sims Johnson Jr and Nancy Gray Blackwell as area deaths, with the funeral and memorial details appearing in the 6A section.
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Gary Wayne Harris
Aiken
Leslie Sims Johnson Jr
Nancy Gray Blackwell
One Arrested in Aiken County Vehicle Theft Pursuit
Deputies arrested a man in connection with a stolen 2011 Toyota Camry after a pursuit that ended in a wooded area off 8.0. The driver faces multiple charges including possession of a stolen vehicle and weapons offenses. a second suspect remains at large and is being sought. A nearby resident tipped off authorities.
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Aiken County
Troy Elwell
Sheriff's Office
Elwell
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